Liquid fuel stove



Oct. 7, 1941. M; RESEK ET AL LIQUID FUEL STOVE 7 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 21, 1959 Fie.Z.

m M & Mm 5 0 V L i A A WWO A M N H O M 0ct.7, 1941. M. RESEK E'IY'AL LIQUID FUEL STOVE Filed Nov. 21 1939 '7 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS.

Oct. 7, 1941. M. RESEK ETAL LIQUID FUEL STOVE '7 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Nov. 21, 1939 u l I 1 l l l l I l I I I l l l l l ll M m mW m 35 VEL N H 1 m C MA 4w, W M M ATTORNEYS.

Oct. 7, 1941'. M. RESEK ET AL v LIQUID FUEL'STOVE Filed Nov. 21, 1959 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORS. v MABC' RESEK.

JOHN A. DAHLSTBOM 3%.M AM

. ATTORNEY S.

Oct. 7, 1941. M. RESEK ETI'IAL 2,257,813

LIQUID FUEL STOVE Filed Nov. 21, 1939 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTORS. -MARC BESEK B JOHN A. 'DAHLSTEOM Mm ATTORNEYS.

M. RESEK El AL LIQUID FUEL STOVE Filed Nov. 21, 19-39 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTORY. JoH'IrfiQC RESEK DAHLSTROM ATTORNEYJZ .ment in -a space: to. the. rear ciden-tally alongside? a burner, or between burn Patented Oct. 7, 19 41 V Marc' Resek,

. Cleveland Heights: and? Jami -A Dahlstrom; Bay Village, Ohio; assignors 'toPerfection Stove Company,

poration of Ohio Cleveland, Ohio, a cora Application Navmbemr 1939,".ScrialNo; 305,506'5. (c1. mew-44 27 Claimsu This.- invention: relates to' improvements. in

liquid fuel stoves,par-ticular1y of the kind shown.

in-Letters Patent No. l,138, 536-,dated-May- 4, 1915,.

andNo. 2,068,122, dated J anuarvlQ; 1937.

With the trend toward modern design,- espe-.

cially. in thedirectiOn of. enclsed;0r console? typerstoves, the.- problem has :developed; as. to

where best-to locate-the fuel reservoir so. as to conceal it;- under; normal conditions and yet.

maintainit. relatively. cool and convenient .of access; so as..-not=;to unduly-lengthen the stove; so that the-portable reservoir will not be .too directly exposed t-o;the.burners.-when, beingremoved :and replacedand thereby create a .fire hazard; and so -that the stove 'may be locatedv near sidewalls or. other. objects withoutrefueling beingeinterfered withror- .rendered-inconvenient.

In each of the patentsZabQVeidentified, the' portable 'fuel reservoir is Thousedrin a- .compartment-below the stove .top adjacent-an endwall and well-beyond the-region oi the burnersr This arrangement necessitated the stove framebeing lengthenedover what otherwise would have. been I necessary by the full width of the compartment;

and. it was essential-that the. compartment be,

relatively spacioustin order. touprovide ample ventilation.- In the. earlier-ofsaidpatents the res-- ervoir compartment opens-through '.the: front of; the stove, while in the..-latter it opens through the top..-

Pricr attempts; other than those exemplified by said patents .have been made -to house the a reservoir. within the-stoveframe; includingpne in which the: reservoir was lowered through an open-.

ing in theft-0p in: such. relation to theburners as:

to cause danger of fire-when refueling during. operation of the-burners; plenishment: at such result in great inconvenience spoiling. articles of food. in. the processofcooking.

An importantobject-of the present inventionisto minimize theeover-all lengthof stoves of the class I in question .by utilizing 1 what has heretofore been wastespace as the reservoir;

In aimore limited aspect ofthe inventiontit has; to-do vwith atypeof stovethatincorporatesza plura-lity of burners arranged side bysidewith their axes in aplane parallel to andnear the frontof the stove and-inthe required spaced relation .to anddoelow the stove-top; and theinvention has as aprime'object; to locate-the reservoir compartof said burners and iners, situated to the-rear of the former burners: incstaggered relation thereto, thisarrangement ofburnersabeing; common in stoves of the class question; Thehurnen space isdesirably closed atithe front by ardoor' that isihinged at itslower edge: .t'ozpthe stove frame-and swings dowm-r-in'ncer Toapreclude v.ifuelre-- time, however, would often- -and-likelihoodof location for the fuel.

tainembodimentsioi theinventi'on, .to,a .horizontal position... According, to.) the: 'invention,..,the.

reservoir... compartment, set. offi by. walls. that shieldits ..inter-ior--. fromrthe. heat. thrown off by the burners,. is provided wi-th a relatively narrow. f front opening, thesame being. pf.awidth'.slightlyl greater .th'arnthat .of .the ,portable. reservoir. and so .disposedas. to provide .theinecessary clearance. betweenl the, reservoir; and). adjacent. burner or burners; and-.thfe inventionprovidea. in .combinal:

tioniwith .suchasstructure-asthat. just described; meansbywhichlthe reservoiriisreceived injanup right position adjaoent'..the.,.front .offlthe, stove.) andby which .it .is'lsupported and jguidedduring rearward "movement .beneath' .the. stove topin-la substantially horizontal direction,.- andg'with an,

endeovereendior rolling action,-.through the. front opening into; the-Q compartment 'l to. an. inverted positionover. aiuel basin thathas communicative connection with..the.-.burners. andintowhich.,the reservoir Ndischarges...and wherein. it. is liquid.

sealed;

Anotherobj ect; istoprovid .a vcombinedjguide Y and support for. the. reservoir that .folds;into com, pactiormgwhen notjn use and is .adaptedtojbe conveniently .extende'd Iwlien-the reservoir isto be,

removed or replaced; D'esirablythis' collapsible structure is biased towardbothj extreme. positions from an-intermediate-lpoint inz-its range .of. move-.

ment' and "afur-ther. object isto .so relatethe struc: ture:togtlieiaforesaidgdo-or that. when .the. dooris swung- {toward closed position; said structure, if j.

not previously collapsed, .willi automatically. as-.

sume. foldedjconditiom the.eenclosedor.sorcalled -fconsolef type that pro.-.

tection:ofthereservoiriromthe heatof the burners is highly .important and toea furtherance jof this .endthe compartment .is thoroughly venti: lated, as will hereinafter more full; appear.

Convenience of,refueling4-,absence oifire hazard during'replenishmentof the .fuel supply; freedom fromoil drippage; .and'relative simplicity.oi,.con-.

struction .and reliability of operation .are among. theiurtherand more general objectsof the invention, .all .of which :will beI apparent .from the .fol-

lowing, descriptionin..the...course .of.-which1ref erence: :is .made. to...,the., accompanying. drawings. thatform .a part hereof. and-whereinseveral.emr-

bodimentsr of. the invention. are illustrated.

In the; drawings -Fighl isairagmentary front. elevation of e a, liquid; fuel stove embodying. the, invention, thevsame being.;show.n with .the door, that normally closes the space 'occupied,..by ,the,

Theguide. and isupport, when folded..or..collapsed,v serves as ..a...closure ,for.

the.-front. opening of the reservoir compartment. and .being. of: juxtaposed :sections, when. in .-.such,. condition, provides .a. double....wa11;.thatpshields; thereservoir frorrntheiheatrreflectedjrearwardlli.

by; the aforesaiddoorwhen the. lattenisclosedfi It is especiallydue .tdthe fact that. the stove is; of

burners and fuel reservoir in open position and the collapsible guide and support for the reservoir in extended condition; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the stove with the fuel basin and the conduit through which it has communicative connection with the burners shown in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is Located rearwardly of the member I2 in an open space between the burner plates l and H is a fuel basin 20. The basin has communicative connection with all burners through a pipe or conduit 2|, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The

V basin defines the bottom of the reservoir coma vertical section through the stove substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and on a-scale considerably larger than that of the former views; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 with the portable reservoir omitted; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the door closed and the reservoir in operative position over the fuel basin and the collapsible guide and support in folded condition; Fig. 6 is a plan View of the portable fuel reservoir; Figs. 7 and 8 are sectional views, similar to Figs. 3 and 5, respectively, showing a modified form of the invention; Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the collapsible guide and support of the modification shown in Figs. 7 and 8; Fig. 10 is a schematic representation of a further modification, being in the nature of a vertical section through the stove, and showing the parts in operative condition with the reservoir inverted over the fuel basin; Figs. 11 and 12 are views similar in character to Fig. 10 showing, respectively, an intermediate position and the extreme outward position of the portable fuel reservoir and the means by which it is supported and guided between its extreme positions, and Fig. 13 is a section on the line |3I3 of Fig. 11.

The frame of the stove, which may be of any approved construction (and with reference particularly to Figs. 1 to 5) includes a top I; ends 2 and 3; a back panel 4 that depends from the rear edge of the top and extends from one of said ends to the other; an oven 5 that, in the present design, is mounted on the right hand end of the stove top; and a cabinet back 6 that rises from the rear edge of the top and extends from the oven to the end of the top remote therefrom.

Spaced a distance below the top I in a plane parallel thereto, and suitably attached to and thus supported by the ends 2 and 3 and the rear panel 4, is an assembly made up of what may be termed burner plates Ill and II and a box like member l2. The burner plates Ill and I l are rectangular in plan; have depending flanges l3 along their forward edges, and are provided with burner openings that are surrounded by upstanding flanges l4. The burner plates are spaced apart a substantial distance by the member l2, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and said member being open at the top and front provides a depression for the accommodation of the collapsible reservoir guide and support when the latter is in extended condition, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, and as will more fully appear hereinafter. The term guide and support is used in the singular sense as referring to a composite unit.

The burners, including the usual drums or chimneys, are designated generally by the reference numeral l5, and, according to the arrangement shown, three of the burners are aligned along the front of the stove, and two to the rear of and in staggered relation to those at the front. The two left hand front burners and the one to the rear of the space therebetween are situated below an opening in the stove top that is equipped with a grid l8. These burners, by reason of their purpose, may be termed cooking burners, while the others, located near the right hand end of the stove, for a similar reason, may be termed oven burners.

partment, designated generally by the reference numeral 25.. Said compartment is separated from the burner space by partitions 253 that are mounted upon and rise from the burner plates [0 and H to a point adjacent the stove top where they have associated with them a horizontal wall 28 that defines the top of the reservoir compartment. It is essential that the reservoir compartment not only be shielded or insulated from the burner space, but that it be thoroughly ventilated, and this is accomplished through the spaces along the opposite sides of the fuel basin, best shown in Fig. 4, and through a large opening 39 in the back panel 4, shown as surrounded by an inwardly directed flange, and through holes 3| in the burner plates l0 and H, where they are enclosed by the laterally extending rear portionsof the partitions 26. Ventilating openings 33 and 34 are also formed in the forwardly extending portions of the partitions near their top and bottom edges, as appears from Figs. 3 and 5. Thus it will be seen that a fuel compartment is provided adjacent the rear of the stove that broadens out between the rear burners and has a a relatively narrow front opening aligned with the space between the front oven burner and the adjacent front cooking burner.

The collapsible guide and support for the portable fuel reservoir, presently to be described, serves, when collapsed, as a closure for the open front of the reservoir compartment; and the entire space between the stove top and the assembly comprising the burner plates l0 and II and the member l2, and which may be termed the burner space, is adapted to be closed by a door 36 that is hinged at 31 to the stove structure so as to swing downwardly from normal closed position to a substantially horizontal position. Near its free edge the door is provided with a handle 38. As usual in stove structures of the kind to which the invention'relates, spring means is employed for counterbalancing the door and holding it in closed position, but to avoid confusion the same is omitted from the drawings. A burner tray 40 is slidably supported beneath the burner plates and below the conduit 2| by guides 4| that are attached adjacent their ends to the front and rear parts of the stove frame.

The inner section of the collapsible or folding reservoir guide and support is pivotally connected at its inner end to the forward end of the basin 20 by a hinge 46; and similarly connected at 4'! to the forward end of the section 45 is the outer section 48. The former section has side flanges 49, and at its inner end is provided with a lip 50 that extends rearwardly over the hinge into overlapping relation to the basin and serves to conduct any fuel that may be present on the reservoir support and guide into the basin when the former is collapsed or folded, as illustrated in Fig. 5. The outer section 48 has depending flanges 52 along its lateral edges that rest upon the door 36 when the latter is opened and when the guide and support is in extended condition as illustrated in Fig. 3. The free end of-the section 48 is deflected slightly from the plane of its major portion and is curled over to provide a hand pull 54, th unit being stiffened in the region of its angularly related portions by ribs 55. Adjacent answers-:

wall closure 1 for the open fr'ont -of the reservoirthe overlapping outer end ofthe-inne'r section 45. the outer section is provided with raised-por tions 56 that provide, in association with said-- overlapping end of the inner section, a'level-support 'for the portable fuel: reservoir'tll;

The reservoir 60 is shown as consisting of 'a cylindrical vesselto=theperipheral wall of which is welded'or otherwise secured a base' 6|. Diametrically oppositethebase; said peripheral wall is forrned' toprovidea flat portion that may be considered the top of'the reservoir.- The top has a filling and discharge opening surrounded by a neck 8i2 to which is applied a cap 63 "equippedwith a valve 54 that is biasedtoward' closed positiorrby a springtd that surrounds'the stem of the 3 valve and is compressed betweenthe cap 63 and ahead 665- Surmounting the-top of the reser-' the neck-from reaching'the'outer'walls of the vessel. Thereservoir is provided with a bail "l0 whose ends are formed to provide eyesthat en-- circle the neck'portions-of :buttons H that are fastened, as 'by rivets 121mg. 6) to depressedportions 73 of the circular Walls of the reservoir.

The axis on which the bail is pivoted is 'somewhat above'thecenter'of the vessel so that when the vessel is lifted by means of the bail it will hang This arin anupright position. This enables it to be readily-placed on the guide and-support in the position illustrated in Fig. 3 against a stop carried by the-outer section 48. When the reservoir is thus'placed upon-the guide-and supportit may be caused to roll over along the inner section 45 by simply-urging it rearwardly by means of the bail 58; the reservoir being guided-by the lateral flanges 49 of the inner section-451:0 an

inverted position over the basin In this position-the reservoir rests with its top squarely upon thesides of the-basin and'is prevented fromshifting laterally as it arrives in inverted,*oper-' ative position by the combined guides and stops Tl that are applied to theside' walls of the basin ZG-and extend laterally and upwardly therefrom.

When the reservoir is-inoperative position; the valve is lifted from its seat and thus opened against the tension of thespring 65 by the 'en'-' and whoserear hooked ends are anchored tothe stove structure as by being engaged through holes in the burner plates -l0 and ll, serve to swing the inner section upwardlyas soon'as the unit has been lifted sufficiently to cause the strength of the springs 80' to overcomethe weight of the unit. The section 45 is thus'moved to and held in a position with its free end engaged with the forward end of the top wall 28 ofthe reservoir compartment; the outer section in the meantime swinging of its'own weight toward a vertical position forwardly of the section 45, as illustrated in Fig. 5. During this-action of the 001- lapsible guide and support, the bail 10 rides upwardly-along the section-45: When in folded condition, the'guideand-support serve-as a doubl'e Springs 80, whose forward ends are connectedtofears 8| on the inner'section 45 forwardly of the-hinge46 compartment 25 and shields the res'ervoirfrom heat of the burners reflected rearwardly by the door 36 when the latter isclosed. It nlay-be ex 3 plained that the tension of the springs may be adjusted-by'en'gagement 'oftheiz" hooked rear ends'in different ones of the-series-ofholes--82 inthe burner'plates l0 and-"l l (Fig, 4)

Itis apparent from the foregoing description that, when it is desiredto -replenish the-fuel" supply, thedoor 36 of the burne'r space may be swung-down to horizontal position bymeans ofthe handle 38, suitable stop means (not-shown, but common in stoves of this-character) arrest .Ling movement ofthe door when it has attainedhorizontal-position. The hand pull 54 occupying the position shown in Fig. 5, may now'begrasped and-pulled forwardly which will unfold the guide and support against the action of" the springs iifl and straighten it out across-the member |2 and over the door 36, and when thus ex"- tended its-weight will cause it to remain at-rest uponthe door, as illustrated in Fig. 3, During the-unfolding of the guide and support, the bail 1 10 gravitates to the position'shownindot-anddash lines in-Fig. 3 whereit maybe easily-taken holdof and pulled forwardly. The reservoir will first slide along the-top of the basin 20 until the member 61 engages the combined stops=and guides Tl, after which continued pull onthe reservoirwill cause it to roll over along the section '45 of the guide and -support untilit arrives in-the upright position shown in-full-lines Fig. 3. The reservoir may then'be lifted' and carried awayfor refilling.

The filledreservoir may then be placed uponthe guide and support and, by means of the bail, rolled rearwardlytherealong until it arrives inan inverted operative position over the basin 253. Contact of the stem of the valve 64 with thebottom of the reservoir will open theval-ve and fuel will fiow into the basin until the liquid accumu lated therein seals the-outlet opening of the reservoir. Now, with the reservoir in place, the hand" pull 54 may be grasped-and the guide and support lifted sufficiently to reducethe-gravitational'action' to less than that of the springs fili'wh'ereupon said springs will collapse the guide and support to the position shown in Fig. 5, after" which the door 36 may be closed.

As an alternative of" the foregoing procedure. the door 35 may be lifted while'th'e guide and support is in extended condition and as'soon as the latter has been elevated sufiiciently; the springs 80' will automatically collapse itf-as the door 36 continues toits closed-position;

In Figs. '7 to 9, illustrating a modification of the invention; the stove top is designated l the end 3 the rear panel 4*, the cabinet back- 6 thefuel compartment 25 the top thereof 28%and the door for the burner space- 36 In the-present modification, the collapsible reservoir guide and support is composed of sections 45 and 48 that are hingedly connected together at 41 the unitbeingsimilarly connected at 46 to the forward end of the fuel basin20 Springs similar to those described in connection withthe former modification serve to swingthecollapsibleguide and support toward and retain it in folded condition, shown in Fig. 8; one of said springs being" shown in'the drawings-whereit'isdesignated'fifl Its forward end'is attached to-"an-ear El on-the section 45 and its oppositeend anchored -to the rear panel 4* through the medium of a dug-82% ThETBSGIVOiI BQ that -is used-' in the present form ,of the invention differs from that of the first described form at least in respect to the bail. Here the bail is made considerably longer than in the former case and somewhat wider than the reservoir guide and support. When the parts are in the position illustrated in Fig. 8, the bail extends forwardly and embraces the collapsed guide and support and its central or grip portion extends across and is supported upon the section 48 near the lower end thereof.

When it is desired to remove the reservoir 69 the door 36 is swung downwardly by means of a handle 38 to horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 7, and the hand pull 5 3 is grasped and the guide and support extended to the full line position shown in the last mentioned view. During the latter part of this action, the inturned edge portions of the flanges 52 ride upon the surface of the door 36 and finally come to rest thereon, as shown. During the extension of the guide and support, the grip portion of the bail It rides upwardly along the sides of the section 18 and over the ends thereof onto the side flanges 49 of the section 45 an intermediate position of the parts being illustrated in dot-and-dash lines in Fig, '7. In the final position of the bail, when the support and guide is extended, the grip portion reposes near the front of the stove in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 7. The bail may now be conveniently grasped, and the reservoir propelled forwardly with a sliding action along the basin 26 until the member 61 strikes the stop portions of the combined stops and guides H after which the reservoir will tilt forwardly and roll over along the section 45 of the guide and support, finally arriving in an upright position on the flat forward end of the section 45 and on the raised portions 56 of the section w from where the reservoir may be lifted.

In replacing the reservoir, the foregoing operation is reversed, and in this connection it may be pointed out that the upwardly and outwardly inclined forward end of the section 48 serves as a guide and stop for properly locating the reservoir in its outward upright position.

The stove frame associated wtih the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. to 13 includes a top l a rear panel l 2. door 36* for the burner space, hinged at 37 to the stove structure and equipped near its free edge with a handle 38'. To accommodate itself to this form of the invention, the door 36 swings through substantially 180 to the downwardly hanging open position shown in Figs. 11, 12 and 13. The fuel basin is supported in the rear portion of the frame the required distance below the top l to establish the fuel level in the distributing system and burners at the elevation indicated by the dotted line ac in Fig. 10, the liquid fuel in the basin serving to seal the reservoir when it reaches this elevation.

Pivotally connected to the stove structure to swing On an axis designated 90 is a U-shaped member or yoke 9|, and pivotally connected to the yoke adjacent its free end, through a pintle 92 and a member 93, is a carrier 95 for the rectangular reservoir 96, shown in dot and dash lines in Figs. 10 to 12. The reservoir has a filling and discharge opening surrounded by a neck 9'! to which a valve equipped cap is applied, as in the cases of the previously described reservoirs.

Pivotally connected to the stove structure to swing on an axis I00 is a handle IOI, the same being L-shaped in side elevation and U-shaped when viewed from the front of Fig. 10. Links [02 are pivoted at one of their ends to the handle IUI near the free end thereof, and at their opposite ends to laterally spaced ears M3 on the carrier 95. The carrier is provided with outwardly extending flanges I05 which, under certain conditions, engage the side members of the yoke 9|, as will more fully appear when the operation of the mechanism is described. The free edge of the deeper end wall of the carrier is formed to provide a channel I06, and when the reservoir 96 is sustained in inverted position over the basin 20* by the carrier 95, as shown in Fig, 10, a corner of the reservoir is engaged within the channel I06, while the diagonally opposite corner is confined against the more shallow end wall of the carrier. When the parts are in operative position as illustrated in Fig. 10, the valve of the reservoir is held open by contact of its stem with an elevated part I01 of the bottom wall of the basin 20 To remove the reservoir for filling purposes, the door 36* is opened and the handle Ifll grasped and swung outwardly through the position illustrated in Fig. 11 to the position shown in Fig. 12. When the parts arrive at the position shown in Fig. 11, the outer end of the yoke 9| rests upon a front cross member of the stove frame and the flanges I05 of the carrier bear upon the top edges of the side members of the yoke. During the continued movement of the handle ill], the carrier 95, by reason of its connection with the handle through the links I02, swings about the pivotal axis defined by the pintle S2 to the position shown in Fig. 12. In this position the reservoir 96 rests within the carrier free from the channel I06 and may be conveniently lifted from the carrier and taken away for filling purposes. When a full reservoir is set within the carrier the handle i0! is grasped and swung upwardly and into the stove, thereby to shift the reservoir inwardly beneath the stove top with a progressive end-over-end action to its operative, inverted position over the basin 20 For the sake of clearness, and in order to simplify the drawings, we have omitted to show the burners in the views illustrating the second and third modifications. It will be understood, however, that the burner arrangement may be the same in connection with all forms of the invention, or it, with other general features of the stovi efor example, the location of the ovenmay be in accordance with any approved or standard design.

I-Iaving thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. A cooking stove comprising a top, a plurality of burners arranged side by side beneath and adjacent the front of the top in properly spaced relation thereto, a compartment beneath the stove top to the rear of the vertical plane of the burners and having an opening facing the front of the stove, a fuel basin exposed to the interior of the compartment and having communicative connection with the burners, a portable reservoir having a discharge opening adjacent its top, and means arranged to receive the reservoir in an upright position adjacent the front of the stove and support and guide the same in a rearward, substantially horizontal, progressive end-over-end movement through the aforesaid opening to an inverted position in discharging relation to the basin.

2. A cooking stove comprising a top, a plurality of burners arranged side by side beneath and adjacent the front of the top in properly neath the rear of the top,

' compar fuel basin exposed to the. interior of the :compartm'ent and-having communicative. connection with all burners, -a portable"reservoirl havinga "discharge opening adjacent-its top, and means arranged to receive thereservoir' in an upright position adjacent the front of lthe stove J and support and-guide the same in-a rearward; substantially horizontal, progressive end-over end movement through the aforesaid opening toman inverted position in discharging relation to the basin.

3.- Ina liquid fuelstove of the class described, a frame'structure'including atop, a plurality of burners arranged side by side beneath the front portion of the top, areservoir'compartment be-.

neath the rear portion of the top,- a fuel basin exposed to the interior of said compartment and having communicative connection with "the burners; a portable reservoir having a' discharge opening at its top,'and means adapted to receive the reservoir in an upright position adjacent the front of the stove structure and support and guide the same in a rearward substantially horizontal progressive end-over-end movement beneath the top to an inverted position over the basin.

4. 'In' a liquid fuel stove of the class described, a frame structure including a top, a row of burners arranged lengthwise of the structure beneath the interior of said "compartment and 'having communicative 'connection'with' the burners, a

portable reservoir provided with a discharge opening at its top, and means adapted to receive the reservoir in an upright position adjacent the front 'of the structure and support and guide the same in a rearward substantiallyhorizontal pro gressive end-over-end' movement through the aforesaid opening to aninverted-position over the basin.

5. In a'liquid fuel'stove of the class described,

- a frame structure including a top, a'row of burners spacedapart longitudinally of the structure 're'servoirthavingz aidischarge openingat :itstop,

and i means: adapted :to 'receive the reservoir :in anupright position' adjacent thelfrontrof the structure and support andiguid-e: the ireservoir -in a rearwardr-substantiallyf horizontal: progrestiveend-overeend movement through said opening to 1. an inverted: position: over the "basin, said meansbeing shiftable-ifrom operative to inoperahive-position inithelatterof twhich it serves as a .closure" for said opening.

T 7. 1m a liquid fuel StOVETEOf'thB' class described, a frame structureincluding: a top; aplurality. of

neath the rear-'ofithe itop,.ia" fuel basin. exposed communicative connectionwith the burners, the

compartment: having'azfront opening available through the space alongside aburner; a; guide and support hingec l' to the "structureadjacent the bottom of said opening and'shiftable between asubstantially horizontal'operative position and at' its-topand being-adaptedto be placed in an upright position on the front"of'- said I guide -and support when 'the la'ttemis in operative position 'andto be moved' rearwardlyithereon "with a progressive end-over-end :movement to an -in verted position overithe;- basin,' said guide-and support serving when in inoperative 5 position: as a closure for saidopening.

8. In a liquid fuel-stove of the class-described, a frame structure including" a :top, :a plurality of burners arranged side 'byisider beneath the front portion of the top, a reservoirtcompartment" beneath the rear offthe. top, a fuel :basin exposed to' theinte'rior of saidrcompartmentand having communicative connection'withtheburnbeneath the'front portion of the top,'a reservoir v "compartment rearwardlyof said rowand having a front opening acoessiblebetween adjacent ones of said burners, burners spaced laterally, of the compartment in staggered relationto theformer burners,.a' fuel basin exposed to the interior of the compartment and having communicative connection with the-burners, a portable fuel reservoir provided with adischarge opening at its top, and meansadapted to receive the reservoir in anupright position adjacent the'front -of the structure and support and'gulde the same in a rearward substantially horizontal progressive end-over-end movement through said -opening to an inverted. position over the basin.

' 6. In a liquid fuel stove of the class described, a frame structure including a top," a plurality of burners arranged sideby side beneath the front portion of the top,

a fuel baslnexposed to the interior of said compartment and having communicative connection with the burners,- the through the space alongside a burnena' portable a reservoir compartment be.-

tmenthavinga front opening available cm, the compartmentlhavingt at front opening available through the space? alongside a burner, a collapsible I guideand'support .hinged to the structure adjacent the 1 bottom or said opening and adapted to be? shifted' b'etweenian inoperative position" wherein it serves tas a 'closure for said opening and an operative-"position in which it extends forwardly from the. compartment; and

'a portable fuel'reservoir having adischargeopening at-its top and adaptedto be placed upon said guide and support'in an'uprightposition adjacent the front of the structure'and to be :moved rearwardly thereon with a progressive end-over-end movement through'said opening b01931 inverted position over the basin.

9. In a liquidfuelstoveiofathe class'described, a frame structure including a top; aplurality of burners arranged 'iside "by'sidebeneath the front portion of thetop, a'reservoir compartment beneath the rear of the-top; a fuel :basin exposed to the interior" of said compartment and having communicative connection 'with the burners, the compartment having affront. opening available through the space alongside a burnena collapsible guide and support hinged to the:- structure adjacent the bottom of said opening and adapted tobe shiftedlbetweenan inoperative position wherein 'it-serves as aclosure for said opening '1 and 'an operative position in which it extends forwardly from the compartment, and a portable "front of the structure and to be moved rearwardly thereon with a progressive end-over-end movement through said: opening to an. inverted position over the basin, said guide and support being biased toward one or the other of its extreme positions from an intermediate point in its range of movement.

10. In a liquid fuel stove of the class described, a frame structure including a top, a plurality of burners arranged side by side beneath the front portion of the top, a reservoir compartment beneath the rear of the top, a fuel basin exposed to the interior of said compartment and having communicative connection with the burners, the compartment having a front opening available through the space alongside a burner, a collapsible guide and support hinged to the structure adjacent the bottom of the aforesaid opening and adapted to be shifted between an inoperative position wherein it serves as a closure for said opening and an operative position in which it extends forwardly from the compartment, a portable fuel reservoir having a discharge opening at its top and adapted to be placed upon said guide and support in an upright position and to be moved rearwardly thereon with a progressive end-over-end movement through said opening to an inverted position over the basin, said guide and support being biased toward one or the other of its extreme positions from an intermediate point in its range of movement, and a door pivoted at its lower edge to the stove structure to swing between a vertical position in which it closes the front of the space occupied by the burners and a horizontal position, the aforesaid guide and support extending over the door in proximity thereto when the former is in operative position and the latter is in horizontal position.

11. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a support adjacent the basin, and a reservoir having a discharge opening and a convexedly curved peripheral portion, said reservoir being adapted to be rolled on said portion along the support from an upright position wherein the discharge opening is elevated to an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation thereto.

12. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin having communicative connection with said burner or burners, a reservoir support adjacent the basin, and a reservoir having a discharge opening and adapted to be placed on said support with said opening elevated and, by a progressive end-over-end action without appreciable rise, to be disposed in an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation thereto.

13. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin adjacent the rear of the stove, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a collapsible support consisting of hingedly connected sections, one end of one section being pivotally supported adjacent the front of the basin, the support being adapted to be extended from a collapsed condition to operative position with respect to the basin, and an element comprising a reservoir having a discharge opening and provided with a convexedly curved portion, said element being adapted to be rolled on said portion along the support between an upright position adjacent the front of the stove wherein the discharge opening is elevated and an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation thereto.

14. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a collapsible support consisting of hingedly connected sections, one end of one section being pivotally supported adjacent a side of the basin, the support being adapted to be extended from a collapsed condition to operative position with respect to the basin, and an element comprising a reservoir having a discharge opening and provided with a convexedly curved portion, said element being adapted to be rolled on said portion along the support from an upright position wherein the discharge opening is elevated to an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation thereto, the said guide being biased in one directionfrom a point in its range of movement toward collapsed condition and in the other direction from said point to operative position.

15. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a support pivotally supported at one end adjacent the basin and adapted to be swung from operative position wherein it extends generally laterally from the basin to a position at substantially right angles to the former position, and an element comprising a reservoir having a discharge opening and provided with a rocker portion, said element being adapted to be rolled on said rocker portion along the support when the latter is in operative position from an upright position of the reservoir wherein its discharge opening is elevated to an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation thereto.

16. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a support pivotally sustained at one end adjacent the basin and adapted to be swung from operative position wherein it extends generally laterally from the basin to inoperative position at substantially right angles to the former position, and an element comprising a reservoir having a discharge opening and provided with a rocker portion, said element being adapted to be rolled on said rocker portion along the support when the latter is in operative position from an upright position of the reservoir wherein its discharge opening is elevated to an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation thereto, and means tending to maintain the support in inoperative position.

1'7. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a support adjacent the basin, a reservoir having a discharge opening and a convex edly curved peripheral portion on which it is adapted to be rocked along the support from an upright position wherein the discharge opening is elevated to an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation thereto, and a stop associated with the support for properly positioning the reservoir thereon when the latter is in upright position.

18. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a support adjacent the basin, a reservoir having a discharge opening and a convexedly curved peripheral portion on which it is adapted to be rocked along the support from an upright postion wherein the discharge opening is elevated to an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation to the basin, means by which the reservoir may be propelled along the support, and stop means adjacent the basin Wherewith the reservoir is adapted to engage to impart rocking action to the reservoir when retracted by said means along the support to upright position.

19. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a support adjacent the basin, and a generally cylindrical reservoir having a base on its periphery and a discharge opening substantially diametrically opposite said base, said reservoir being adapted to be rolled along the support from an upright position to an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation thereto.

20. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a support adjacent the basin, a generally cylindrical reservoir having a base on its periphery and a discharge opening substantially diametrically opposite said base, said reservoir being adapted to be rolled along the support from an upright position to an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation thereto, and means on the reservoir for propelling it along the support.

21. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a support adjacent the basin, a generally cylindrical reservoir having a base on its periphery and a discharge opening substantially diametrically opposite said base, said reservoir being adapted to be rolled along the support from an upright position to an inverted position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation to the basin, and a .bail whose ends are pivotally connected to the end walls of the reservoir on an axis nearer the discharge opening than the base.

22. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin having communicative connection therewith, a reservoir guide and support movably sustained adjacent the basin and shiftable between operative and inoperative positions, a portable fuel reservoir having a discharge opening at its top and being of a shape to roll along the guide and support between an upright position remote from the basin and an inverted position over the basin, the reservoir having a bail that rests upon the guide and support and adjusts itself to the manipulations thereof, the bail embracing the guide and support when the latter is in inoperative position.

23. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin having communicative connection with said burner or burners, a collapsible guide and support consisting of two sections, one section hingedly supported adjacent the basin to swing between a substantially horizontal position and a substantially vertical position, and the other section pivoted to the first section adjacent the free end thereof to fold between a position wherein it constitutes an extension of the first section when the latter is substantially horizontal and a hanging position when the first section is substantially vertical, a reservoir having a discharge opening at its top and being of a shape to roll along the guide and support when the sections are substantially horizontal between an upright position thereon remote from the basin and an inverted position over the basin, the reservoir having a pivoted bail adapted to rest upon the guide and support and to ride over the same during manipulation thereof between collapsed and extended positions.

24. In a liquid fuel stove, the combination of one or more burners, a fuel basin, communicative connections between the basin and said burner or burners, a support adjacent the basin, and a reservoir having a base and a discharge opening substantially opposite said base and a rocker portion between the base and said opening, said reservoir being adapted to be turned over on its rocker portion along the support to a position over the basin with said opening in discharging relation thereto.

25. In a liquid fuel stove of the class described, a frame structure including a top, a reservoir compartment beneath the rear portion of the top, a fuel basin exposed to the interior of said compartment, a portable reservoir having a discharge opening at its top, said reservoir being shaped so that it is capable of being rolled to an inverted position with the discharge opening directed substantially downwardly, and means adapted to receive the reservoir in an upright position adjacent the front of the stove structure and support and guide the same as it is rolled beneath the top to an inverted position over the basin.

26. A liquid fuel reservoir consisting of a substantially cylindrical vessel having a discharge opening in its peripheral wall, a member applied to said wall and surrounding said opening and formed to arrest liquid draining away from the opening toward the body of the vessel, and a bail pivoted to the side walls of the vessel on an axis eccentric thereof and so disposed with respect to said discharge opening that when the vessel is sustained by the bail it will automatically assume a position by gravity with said opening in elevated position.

27. In a liquid fuel stove, in combination with the stove structure, a burner supported thereby, a housing enclosing a reservoir compartment, a basin at the bottom of said compartment, communicative connections between the basin and burner, the housing having an open side through which access is had to said compartment, a door hinged to the housing on a substantially horizontal axis adjacent the bottom of said open side and adapted to be swung between a closed position and a substantially horizontal open position, a reservoir having an opening and adapted. to be placed upon said door when the latter is open in an upright position with said opening elevated, guiding means along which the reservoir is shifted laterally from said door through the open side of the housing with a progressive end-over-end movement to an inverted position wherein said opening is in discharging relation to the basin.

MARC RESEK. JOHN A. DAHLSTROM. 

